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Monday, November 26, 2012

Spinach, Pear and Kerrygold Salad with Sweet Dressing

Recently, I made Carrot Soup with Coriander, Curry, Ginger and Chives for my Angel and I needed something else to make it a meal. Clare has been craving salads, so I decided to prepare a salad for her. I looked through the three pregnancy books that I have but there were no salads that captured my attention at that time. So, I turned to the Internet, surfing pregnancy websites for a good, healthy salad.

I came across a recipe for Spinach, Pear and Gruyere Salad with Sweet Dressing. The recipe appeared on several pregnancy websites and it caught my attention because of the accompanying description. "This recipe is especially for pregnant and breastfeeding women...." I thought I could not go wrong with this recipe.

It is a good thing, however, that I do not simply place blind trust in things I find on the Internet. I check the labels of everything that goes into a dish for my beautiful Angel. And, when I checked the label for Gruyere cheese, I discovered that it is unpasteurized. It appears that much of Gruyere cheese is unpasteurized. One of the most fundamental dietary principles is that pregnant women should not eat unpasteurized cheese, because of the dangers of listeriosis. I quickly "86'd" the Gruyere cheese and substituted it with a pasteurized cheese, namely Kerrygold Irish Cheddar. That worked out well, because Clare really likes Kerrygold.

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